Buying vitamins

Buying vitamins

Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times

A woman buys vitamins in Thousand Oaks. Americans buy more than $20 billion worth of nutritional supplements each year. On Monday, researchers reported that taking supplements was associated with a small increase in the risk of death among older women.

A woman buys vitamins in Thousand Oaks. Americans buy more than $20 billion worth of nutritional supplements each year. On Monday, researchers reported that taking supplements was associated with a small increase in the risk of death among older women. (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

A woman buys vitamins in Thousand Oaks. Americans buy more than $20 billion worth of nutritional supplements each year. On Monday, researchers reported that taking supplements was associated with a small increase in the risk of death among older women.Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times